tony sly
The Life and Legacy of Tony Sly: No Use for a Name Singer Honored by Friends and Family a Decade Later
Fiona Sly remembers her dad’s playfulness the most. “He was extremely funny… extremely funny,” she says with a smile and some weight. “I miss having his humor.”Her father, Tony Sly, was the mellifluous voice of the Californian punk-rock band No Use for a Name. On July 31, it will be 10 years since the world lost an amazing singer-songwriter and a loving father and husband. “July 31 was incredibly devastating because we grew up together, and he was all I ever knew,” Sly’s wife, Brigitte, says. “It sounds cheesy but it’s true. I don’t think I knew real love and happiness until I met that man.” Brigitte still recalls first meeting her future husband at a local pizza joint when she was only 12. She wipes her eyes and smiles. “He was such a beautiful person,” she says. “Just knowing him — or he...
